Wiscasset School Board to Host Reading Workshop for Students
The Wiscasset School Board announced a reading workshop on Sept. 12 in schools led by Elizabeth Sylvester, Ginn and Co educational consultant. Fall term opening shifted to Sept. 13 due to the workshop.
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Wiscasset School
Elizabeth Sylvester
Ginn and Co
Local notes from Wiscasset and surrounding towns
Lifelong Wiscasset residents Mr and Mrs Fessenden Chase celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. The column lists family members, summer visitors, school assignments, and local moves including_promotions within the State Highway Department and teaching posts at Northeast Harbor and Wiscasset High School.
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Fessenden Chase
Wiscasset
Chase
Rosa Rines
Carroll McFadden
Lewiston
Charles Lee
Bath
Irma McAndrews
Frances Plumstead
University of Maine
William Gove
Nancy
Harriet
William
Alice Rankin
Joan Kaler
Sandra Taylor
Billy Cost
Fred Fagan
Steve Davis
Dean Shea
Don Hutchins
Chick Shea
Herbert H. Hubbard
State Highway Department
Rockland
William Victor Gorham and
Brooklyn
N. Y
Federal Street
John Wyman
Maine General Hospital
Portland
Margaret Brown
Joseph Brown
Northeast Harbor
Jean Graves
Wiscasset High School
Brown
Wiscasset High
Farmington State Teachers’ College
Alfred M. Norton
West Southport
Richard C. French
Marion Smith Lowndes
Susan
High Street
Scarsdale
Leland Wallace
Miami, Fla
Alna Road
Truck Plunges Into Sheepscot River at Wiscasset
A Route 1 truck slid into the Sheepscot River near Wiscasset with the top of the vehicle visible as high tide rose. Driver Olnie Francouer and helper Omer Rodrigue escaped through cab windows and swam to the causeway, telling Trooper Francis Wood head they lost control while passing another truck.
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Wiscasset
Sheepscot River
Olnie Francouer
Omer Rodrigue
Auburn
Francis Woodhead
Francouer
Glaucoma Blinded About 3400 Americans Last Year
Health officials report about 3,400 Americans lost sight to glaucoma last year, highlighting the disease's impact and the need for early detection and treatment.
Day's Ferry clubs host barbecues and camps scene
Day's Ferry community groups held a barbecue at Capt. and Mrs. Frank J. Walker's home with 30 members and guests. Merrymeeting Camp near Woolwich reported a strong season with 19 staff, 75 campers opening June 30 and plans for August activities. Boothbay Camp opened July 2 with 65 boys.
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Day’s Ferry
Capt
Frank J. Walker
Day's Ferry
Russell Boyd
Marcia Stinson
Dorothy Marty
Barbara Kurz
Good Will Club
Merrymeeting
Kennebec
Woolwich
Middle West
A. R. Webster
Dayton
Ohio
R. D. Webster
Cincinnati
Boothbay
Popham Beach
Maurice L. Hutchins
Bath
Margaret Geisler
Nature
Ray Farnham
Brushwood Camp
Arch MacCartney
Woolwich Grange Plans Degrees and Rally at July and July
Master Clyde Bailey presided at Woolwich Grange meeting with Marion Chubbuck as chaplain pro tem. Four candidates will receive third and fourth degrees at Dromore Grange on July 12 after a 6 30 supper. Pomona Youth Rally will be July 9 at Topsham Grange. Two dozen new song books were used in a community singing program led by Miss Margaret Gardiner.
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Clyde Bailey
the Grange
Marion Ubbuck
Woolwich
Dromore Grange
Alice Harrington
Pomona
Topsham Grange
The
Grange
Margaret Gardiner
Maine
William Wright
Jessie Spaulding
Marion Chubbuck
Delia Hathorne
Merle Jameson
Florence Quinby
Martha Sutter
Kenneth Chubbuck
Birds attract visitors to Arrowsic residents
Mrs. Ibra K. Lawrence hosts a busy summer birding scene at Old Stage Coach road with rare birds visiting feeding stations. The item lists numerous locals visiting family and friends, plus a hospital patient and ongoing home repairs among Arrowsic and Bath residents.
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Ibra K. Lawrence
Lawrence
Harry J. Ainsworth
Wilmington
Mass
Major
Raymond Ainsworth
Vermont
Horatio L. Baker
Canada
Emile Lechance
Brunswick
Baker
Richard Kingsbury
Mr. Kingsbury
Robert Kingsbury
Springfield
Moosehead Lake
Robert Appel
Charlton
Iowa
Appel
Michael Mazeiko
Jean Mazeiko
Georgie Chaney
Everson Stinson
Woolwich
Augusta
Arrowsie
Terri Lee Whittaker
Chester Whittaker
Old Stage Road
Bath Memorial Hospital
Franklin Wright
Falmouth
Elmer Lawrence
Roy Lawrence
Barbara
Deborah
Bath
Albert Avery
Bangor
Frank Lawrence
Wormy Protest in San Diego Suit Over Five Million Worms
In San Diego a superior court suit seeks dissolution of a worm business alleging one partner short counted the other by five million worms. Howard W. Neal claims the shortage involved worms for the ranch venture intended to produce millions for sale to avocado growers. Neal seeks 1500 dollars as the value of the missing worms.
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San Diego
Calif
Howard W. Neal
Neal
Leveroni Family Vacation Near Riverdale Home
Massachusetts injury of a sentence: The Leveroni family spent a vacation at their summer home. Their son Charles Leveroni Jr and his wife and son Peter from Riverdale New York joined for two weeks.
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Edith Leveroni
Sally Manyon
Rome
Miss Leveroni
Charles Leveroni
Barley Neck Road
Greta Ells
Quincy
Mass
Barley Neck
Richard St. Pierre
Topsham
Sagadahee Ferry
Clarence Carlton
St. Pierre
Bath Iron Works
Eugene Rice
Jennifer
Los Angeles
Calif
Belfast
Rice
Nelson Rice
Sagadahoc
Western Union ‘Telegraph Co
Leveroni
Charles Leveroni, Jr
Peter
Riverdale
N. Y
Shamrocks
Francois Vaillancourt
Boating Association of
Brunswick
Androscoggin River
Harold Seavey
Twoildren
Boothbay Harbor
Earle Donnell
Frank Avery
Dorothy Avery
F. Deehan
Irving Burnham
Leon Belanger
George Baker
Bonnie Belanger
Oakland
George
Fairfield
Richard
Madelyn
Sally Hennessey
William Hennessey
Walpole
Ruth Roundy
Franklin Carney
Boston
New Meadows
Owen Thompson
Waterville
Percy Holbrook
Russell Merchant
Bath
Meadowbrook
J. Hawks
Brigham’s Cove
Harland Boynton
Kenneth Josselyn
Augusta
Madrid
Josselyn
William Pecci
Dorothy Smith
Portland
Canada
Frances
Joseph
Pleasant Pond
B. F. Whitmore
Gardiner
William Rogers
Baylis Earle
Glastonbury
Conn
William
Llewellyn Rogers
Shamrocks 4-H to recess during July in West Bath
Community notes list July recess for the Shamrocks 4-H club in West Bath. Multiple social visits highlight residents traveling to Portland Boothbay Harbor Belfast and Brunswick and family gatherings in Bath and Me.
Commercial Street Oiling Advances Amid Fine Weather
The city continues its oiling program with Commercial Street getting a double coating to smooth damage from heavy traffic. Tuesday crews moved into mid town and water front streets, while connected streets also received oiling and traffic was rerouted with strict no parking enforced.
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Bath
Stanley R. Judkins
Gregory Choquette Celebrates Fifth Birthday Party
Gregory V. Choquette, son of Mr and Mrs Victor H Choquette, hosted a Saturday afternoon outdoor party at 34 Oliver Street for his fifth birthday. Guests included Brenda Scanlin Jennifer Cummings Gregory Berenson Jeffrey Cummings Kathleen Wonsor and Leverett Mitchell. Activities featured games, favors, ice cream punch and cake served by the birthday child’s mother.
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Gregory V. Choquette
Victor H. Choquette
Oliver Street
Brenda Scanlin
Jennifer Cummings
Gregory Berenson
Jeffrey Cummings
Kathleen Wonsor
Leverett Mitchell
Maine 4-H Membership Reaches 8784 This Year
Orono report shows Maine 4-H enrollment ending at 8 784 with gains in Knox Lincoln Piscataquis Oxford Cumberland Central Southern and Northern Aroostook counties. Knox Lincoln leads with 860 projects.
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Orono
Maine
Kenneth C. Lovejoy
Knox- Lincoln
Piscataquis
Oxford
Cumberland
Central
Aroostook
Knox-Lincoln
Local notes from Dresden and surrounding towns
Residents share visits and engagements including Miss Betty Munroe and Martin Moody engagement announced. Community updates record new residents Wendall Runyon and spouse, clubs, birthdays, Red Cross swimming classes at Peacock's Beach, and church services by Rev. Richard Whitham.
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The
Red Cross
Brunswick
Peacock's Beach
Pleasant Pond
Richmond
Melville Houdlette
Frank Houdlette
Patriotic Program Highlights West Bath Grange Meeting
West Bath Grange held a Monday program announcing a public clambake for Sunday July 31 at Rock Hill Inn West Bath with tickets going on sale next week. The evening featured readings songs and tableaux plus a mystery ride report and an invitation to West Bath Methodist services August 28.
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West Bath
Ethel MacDonald
Bertha Palmer
Mary Gaudreau
Roger McNelly
Lawrence Palmer, Jr
Janet Collins
Brenda Brewer
Jean Belanger
Palmer
Mrs. Belanger
Alice Burgess
Earl MccNelly
James Royal
Joseph Larrabee
Alton Collins
Lawrence Palmer
Bessie Boudreau
William Small, Jr
Calvin Taylor
Esther Andrews
Maude Haile
Dora Royal
Emma Larrabee
Lillian Adams
Florence Farnham
Estella Doughty
West Bath Grange
Wescastogo
West Bath Methodist Church
National Bank Examiner Tarrott Takes Three Weeks Vacation
Roland C Trott of 43 Court Street is taking a three week vacation from duties as a national bank examiner.
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Roland C. Trott
Court Street
Roster Named for 1955 Little League All-Stars
Harold Stanton of the Creates Club and Philip Sirois of the West Bath Grange announced the 1955 Little League All-Star roster. Included are Danny Corliss and Dick Hart of the Colonial Club. Greg Jenkins and Bob Bussey of the Elks Club. Dick Arsenault and Leon Doyle Jr of Hyde Windlass. Cliff Goodwin Art Small and Gilbert Morin of the West Bath Grange. Terry Irish and Adriel Mason of the Knights of Columbus. Pete Child Tom York and Larry Garside of the A F L Division.
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Harold Stanton
Creates Club
Philip Sirois
West Bath Grange Combine
Danny Corliss
Dick Hart
Colonial Club
Greg Jenkins
Bob Bussey
The
Elks Club
Dick Arsenault
Leon Doyle, Jr
Hyde Windlass
Cliff Goodwin
Art Small
Gilbert Morin
West Bath Grange
Terry Irish
Adriel Mason
Knights of Columbus
Pete Child
Tom York
Larry Garside
A. F. of L
Graeme Hanson to Be Cook on Yankee Coaster
Graeme Hanson son of Mr and Mrs Elliot C Hanson of 102 Bedford Street earns a Heidelberg fellowship and will serve as ship s cook on the windjammer Mercantile from Camden. The Yale student plans to leave for Germany in September and will sail with the Mercantile through August under Captain Frank Swift.
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Graeme Hanson
Maine Fire Chiefs Enjoy Trip On Portland Fireboat
Maine fire chiefs led by Bath’s Richard J. Frates and Wes ton Bonney rode Casco Bay aboard Portland’s municipally owned Engine Seven for a quarterly Maine Fire Chiefs Association meeting. They held a business session and clambake on Cliff Island before a rescue demonstration by Portland provisional firemen. Experts advise safe tick removal using proper methods rather than home remedies.
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Richard J. Frates
Weston Bonney
Bath Fire Department
Maine
Casco Bay
Cliff Island
Maine Fire Chiefs Association
Portland
Portland Provisional
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Andrew Sullivan
Roslindale
Leslie
Sullivan
Hooper Street
Michael Malanchuk
Farmingdale
L. I
John Merry
Malanchuk
Lucille Merry
Lincoln B. Merry
Ralph Ames
Ralph, Jr
Vanceboro
James Glen
Milton
McAdam
N. B
Alton Ames
Jean
Jane Gross
Wayne Adams
Frances Percival
Judy Albee
Camp Pasock
Brooks
First Congregational Church
John A Merry
Churchill Street
Organ Society
Dodge Inn
Marshall Beattie
Joseph Grindell
Lee
Dorothy Chase
Beattie
Ann Nelder
Grindell
Harriet McPhee
Wisca
Medomak
Army
Grant D. Morrill, Jr
Air Force
Rodney William Jackson
Waldoboro
Navy
Cpl
T. Wesley E. Farmer
Wilbur Cossick
Buffalo
Wiscasset Church of the Nazarene
Effie Poole
William J. Hanlon
Boylston Hutchins, Jr
Sewall
James Kaler
Daniel Rines
Franklin Fairservice
Rufus Stetson
Harry Shea
Charlotte Francis
National Education Association
Chicago
Yank
Paul Anderson
Toccoa
Groky Park
Moscow
Pownal State
Box C
Pownal, Maine
Frank J. Walkroof
Capitol Island
Island
Albert Temple
Boyd
Mae Boyd
Edwin Marsh
Beatrice Marsh
Costello P. Hall
Edward V. Reed
Sagadahoc Ferry
Ethel Blodgett
Hugh DO Grant
Woolwich Grange
Walter Mazeiko
Duane and
Walter, Jr
New Haven, Conn
Mazeiko
Noble Lewis
David
Randolph
Charles Paradis
Gregory Choquette
Red
China
Hong Kong
U. S
Cleveland
William A. Cowart
Dalton
Otho G. Bell
Olympia
Wash
Lewie W. Griggs
Jacksonville
Tex
International Radiophoto
Dresden
Lawrence Gahan
South Portland
Leonard Gahan
Betty Munroe
Frank Munroe
Framingham
Martin Moody
Walter Moody
East Pittston
Betty
Bridge Academy
Framingham High
John Bryer
Sherbourne
West Dresden
Eugene Reed
Eugene, Jr
Harriette
Carolyn Sheldon
Charles Gray
King Lion
Lions Club
George Sanford
Beulah Rebecca Lodge
Ernest Beckwith
Saco
Call's Hill
Wendall Runyon
Burlington
Runyon
Central Maine Power Co
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co
R. C. Titus
Bridgton
A. Bailey
June
Elmer Wade
Scotia
John Howe
Fred Lilly
Leslie Bailey
Lou Laws
Warren Dorr
Owen Blenn
Albion Jewett
Dresden Mills
Washington, D. C
American Association of University Women
Miss
Belgium
Nicole de Meyer
Brussels
van Acker
Knokkele Zoute
Long Beach
California
Evelyn Teen
Oceanside
Mineola
Thomas Maldona
Coast Guard
St. Joseph
International
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